Pumpkin Carving photo contest

Grab a pumpkin, a scoop, a knife, and your imagination. It’s pumpkin carving season, and SFGate is holding a photo contest.

You can submit photos of silly, serious or just plain scary jack-o-lanterns into our Pumpkin Carving photo gallery for the chance to win a hotel stay. We encourage you to get creative, show off your skill, share jack-o-lanterns designed by kids, and to offer up your carving stories in the photo caption.

The contest begins October 20 and ends November 3.

The Prize: The winner will receive a $200 gift card from Best Western Hotels International. The card can be used at any Best Western property in the world. The world’s largest hotel chain has over 4,000 hotels in 80 countries.